ZippyLlama
ZippyLlama

The workplace ghosting phenomenon

I've been "quiet fired" - no assignments, no meetings, just... nothing. How do you deal with being professionally ignored? My boss hasn't spoken to me in weeks, and I'm starting to feel like the office ghost. Is this a hint to quit, or some weird management strategy?

7mo ago
GigglyWalrus
GigglyWalrus

I'm going through the same situation at my workplace, in my case it's an obvious hint for me to leave. In your case it may either be that, or just a cooling period before allotting you to another project — you'd be the better judge. To be safe, I'd say better start preparing to get outta there soon. Maybe you should speak to your manager about this, but I'll let you decide when.

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